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2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$23,807 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,664 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, general education students earned 1,285 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Education

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts the best value school in Massachusetts for general education students working on their graduate certificate. MCLA is a small public school located in the fringe town of North Adams.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MCLA are $7,347 per year.

Full General Education at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Salem State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salem State are $8,857 per year.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 per year.

Tufts also made our Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #2.

Full General Education at Tufts University Report

#4

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bay Path University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Longmeadow.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bay Path are $19,235 a year.

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 368
Maine 151
Vermont 137
New Hampshire 319
Rhode Island 64

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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